USAC passes resolution calling for Gov. Brown to allocate $100M to UC

The undergraduate student council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday asking Gov. Jerry Brown to allocate $100 million to the University of California. Councilmembers think this allocation would make tuition more affordable. Brown will release his annual May budget revision Thursday and recommend to the legislature how much funding the UC will receive. The original text […]

UCLA Transportation to paint new bike lanes along Westwood Plaza

This article was updated at 11:15 a.m. on May 12. Transportation officials plan to paint new bike lanes along Westwood Plaza between Le Conte Avenue and Charles E. Young Drive South later this month, weather permitting, according to an email statement. UCLA Transportation is funding the project, which will cost about $250,000 to resurface damaged […]

Los Angeles Public Library in Westwood celebrates 10th anniversary

Five-year-old children crowded the community room of the Los Angeles Public Library in Westwood as they took turns holding Snuggles the python, and squealed as they took pictures with someone dressed up as Harry Potter. On Saturday, hundreds of people attended the 10th anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Public Library’s Westwood branch, located on […]

Man wanted for writing hateful speech on Kaufman Hall wall

Editor’s note: Because of the offensive natureĀ of discussion around this article, commenting has been closed. University police are searching for a man wanted for writing hateful speech in chalk on the wall of Kaufman Hall in late April. According to a UCPD statement, a witness saw the man tear down flyers from the glass doors […]

UCLA data center proposal drafted months before San Onofre settlement

UCLA had a proposal drafted for a $25 million data research center related to the closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant half a year before its closure was settled in court, according to a document released by the San Diego Union-Tribune Tuesday. In the past month, UCLA has come under scrutiny amid questions […]

Graduate Students Association election sees drop in voter turnout

This post was updated on May 4 at 6:05 p.m. Voter turnout in this year’s barely-contested graduate student government election dropped to about 8 percent, the lowest since 2012. The Bruins Proud slate took all four Graduate Students Association officer positions, only one of which was contested. The GSA Elections Board certified the election results […]